According to a report by the United Nations, the coverage of skilled attendance at birth in Nigeria revealed Imo State as the only state in Nigeria to have over 95 percent coverage.
The report which was titled, ‘Improving maternal and Newborn health and survival and reducing stillbirth,’ and published just recently revealed that the skilled in attendance coverage of births in Bauchi, Sokoto, Katsina, and Zamfara states were all below 20 percent.
It noted that the coverage of essential health services; like having at least four antenatal care contacts, having a skilled attendant at birth, and receiving postnatal care within the first two days after childbirth was crucial to help prevent and manage complications that may arise during pregnancy, birth and postnatal, and to help reduce maternal and new-born morbidity, mortality and stillbirths.
The report additionally, revealed that Nigeria had the second highest number of maternal, neonatal, and child deaths worldwide, after India.
